<p class="bodytext">British people should eat less to lose weight as being obese increases the risk of dying from the novel coronavirus, junior health minister Helen Whately said on Monday.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-andhra-pradesh-reports-record-8147-cases-karnataka-government-changes-rates-for-rt-pcr-antigen-testing-864013.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p class="bodytext">Whately said that those with a body mass index of over 40 had double the risk of dying from Covid-19.</p>
<p class="bodytext">British people should eat less to lose weight as being obese increases the risk of dying from the novel coronavirus, junior health minister Helen Whately said on Monday.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-andhra-pradesh-reports-record-8147-cases-karnataka-government-changes-rates-for-rt-pcr-antigen-testing-864013.html" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</strong></a></p>.<p class="bodytext">Whately said that those with a body mass index of over 40 had double the risk of dying from Covid-19.</p>